Scaling Solids

Two similar cones have a scale factor of 8/27. What is the ratio of their volumes?

• 2/3

• 64/729

• 512/19683

• 8/27

What is the scale factor of the side lengths of the figure on the left to the figure on the right.

• 3/1

• 3240/120

• 27/1

• 9/1

Two spheres have a scale factor ratio of 1:3.  The smaller sphere has a surface area of 16 ft²_.  Find the surface area of the larger sphere.

• 48 ft²
• 144 ft²
• 432 ft²
• 32 ft²

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CCSS.8.G.C.9

CCSS.HSG.GMD.A.3

Two similar pyramids have heights of 4 inches and 7 inches.  What is the ratio of the volume of the small pyramid to the volume of the large pyramid? 

• 4:7
• 16:49
• 64:343
• 12:21

The volume of a prism is 1000 cubic centimeters. A similar prism has a volume of 27 cubic centimeters. What is the ratio of their surface areas?

• 100:9

• 10:3

• 500:13.5

• 100:2.7

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CCSS.7.G.B.6

In a display at a museum, two planets have volumes of 8 cubic inches and 27 cubic inches. What is the ratio of their diameters?

• 4:13.5

• 2:9

• 2:3

• 4:13.5

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CCSS.8.G.C.9

CCSS.HSG.GMD.A.3

The ratio of the volume of two spheres is 8:27. What is the ratio of their radii?

• 2:3

• 4:9

• 3:4

• 64:729

The surface area of a rectangular prism is 166 square feet. A similar prism has a surface area of 1494 square feet. If the length of the smaller prism is 5 feet, what is the length of the larger prism?

• 10

• 15

• 45

• 50

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CCSS.7.G.B.6

The surface area of a certain pyramid is 54 square meters. Its volume is 648 cubic meters. If a similar pyramid has a volume of 8232 cubic meters, what is its surface area?

• 686 m²

• 168 m²

• 126 m²

• 294 m²

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CCSS.7.G.B.6

The surface area of a certain prism is 1088 square km and its volume is 13312 cubic km. If a similar solid has a surface area of 425 square km, what is this similar solids volume?

• 3250 cubic km

• 5200 cubic km

• 1950 cubic km

• 8320 cubic km

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CCSS.7.G.B.6